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#36cdf4

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
54, 205, 244
HSL
192°, 90%, 58%
CMYK
78, 16, 0, 4
Luminance
0.5098

Every format

HEX#36cdf4
RGBrgb(54, 205, 244)
HSLhsl(192, 90%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 16%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(76.7 -25.7 -30.2)
LCHlch(76.7 39.7 229.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.788 0.132 219.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36cdf4;
background-color: #36cdf4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36cdf4] bg-[#36cdf4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36cdf4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.804, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36cdf4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36cdf4 on white: 1.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36cdf4 on black: 11.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green80.4%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.9%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#36cdf4 text on a black background

contrast 11.20:1

Card sample

#36cdf4 text on a white background

contrast 1.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #36cdf4;
Background color
Panel with #36cdf4 background
background-color: #36cdf4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #36cdf4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 205, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 205, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36cdf4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cdf4, #364EF4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36cdf4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36cdf4 in the Color Lab